I. Schereschewsky held a service at the above mentioned Church, for the purpose of admitting the Rey. William 8, Sayros to Lightship. On the following day, we hear, the pilot boats G. F. Seward and P. Blethen were cruising near the Side Saddle Island, when their crews were informed by the natives that they had picked up a quantity of wreckage, including a life buoy with the name Joyce Phillips" the order of priesthood, as announced in our columns yesterday, About half past ton the Bishop entered the chancel, together with the other members of the clergy who were to take part in the proceedings. They arranged themselves as follows:—Within the altar rail, on the painted on it. This, we understand, has been brought into port by the C. P. Blethen, and as the Joyce Phillips has not ce been seen or heard of grave appre-pensions exist as to her safety. right hand side of the Church on entering, sat Bishop Schereschowsky and the Very Rey. Dean Butcher; opposite to them sat the Rev. E. H. Thomson and the Rev.
Dr. Nelson. In the chancel on the same A correspondent at Nrxoro writes to the Mercury that two sailors belonging to H.B.M.'s surveying vessel Magpie arrived at that port early on Wednesday morning, side as the Bishop and the Dean, were the Rov. W. 8. Sayres, the Rev. W. J. Boone, and the Rev. Hung Yok Woo, while on the other side sat the Rov.
They stated that while out surveying in a native boat on Saturday last, outside Woosung, they were blown south by the gale, and being unable to beat up again, the lowdah ran for Ningpo, H.B.M.'s Consul forwarded the poor fellows to Shanghai by the Haesan. They must have had a cold time of it in the native boat.
The C.N. Co.'s str. Newchwang, Captain K. Wong, and the Rev. Y.K. Yen. The Rev. D. M. Bates ascended the pulpit and commenced the order of Morning Service, reading as the first lesson Isaiah xix the second lesson being from Acts xix. The Creed and collects were read by Rev.
W.J. Boone. Hymn 97 was then sung, The Rev. Dr. Nelson next ascended the pulpit and announced as his text the words in Parker, experienced a violent gale and snow storm from the N.N.E., backing to N.W. by N,, between Taku Bar and Car-Foo on her voyage down from Tresrstx The force of the gale and the violence of the cross sea were such that the steamer slackened apeed for 24 hours, and in a short time she was covered with a coat-
[ing of ice, snow, and dust. Considerable damage was done by the gale at Chefoo. The Fungshun and Haeting, we hear, were discharging their cargo when two native boats were swamped, and twenty-five chests of opium and over a hundred bales of piece goods were lost. Several junks Acts xx., 24, "The ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God." He then proceeded to shew that the existence of the Christian Religion, or of any other, implied the existence of a body of men who were engaged in diffusing its principles and who were set apart for that purpose, and that a large portion of the history of mankind is concerned with their religion is a historical fact. When Jehovah manifested himself to the children of Israel, he separated a number of men from the people who should have charge of the public worship and various religious observances. It was
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